Caribbean/Kepulauan Karibia

The Caribbean (/ˌkærᵻˈbiːən/ or /kəˈrɪbiən/; Spanish: Caribe; Dutch:  Caraïben (help·info); Caribbean Hindustani: कैरिबियन (Kairibiyana); French: Caraïbes or more commonly Antilles) is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean), and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.

Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region comprises more than 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays. (See thelist.) These islands generally form island arcs that delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea.^[3]The Caribbean islands, consisting of the Greater Antilles on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the south and east (including the Leeward Antilles), are part of the somewhat larger West Indies grouping, which also includes theLucayan Archipelago (comprising The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands) north of the Greater Antilles andCaribbean Sea. In a wider sense, the mainland countries of Belize, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, andFrench Guiana are also included.

Geopolitically, the Caribbean islands are usually regarded as a subregion of North America^{[4][5][6][7][8]} and are organized into 30 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. From December 15, 1954, to October 10, 2010 there was a country known as the Netherlands Antilles composed of five states, all of which were Dutch dependencies.^[9] While from January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962, there was also a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories, all of which were then British dependencies. The West Indies cricket team continues to represent many of those nations.

Etymology and pronunciation

The region takes its name from that of the Caribs, an ethnic group present in the Lesser Antilles and parts of adjacent South America at the time of the Spanish conquest.^[10]

The two most prevalent pronunciations of "Caribbean" are karr-ə-bee-ən, with the primary accent on the third syllable, and kə-rib-ee-ən, with the accent on the second. The former pronunciation is the older of the two, although the stressed-second-syllable variant has been established for over 75 years.^[11] It has been suggested that speakers of British English prefer karr-ə-bee-ən while North American speakers more typically use kə-rib-ee-ən,^[12] although not all sources agree.^[13] Usage is split within Caribbean English itself.^[14]

Kepulauan Karibia/Carribean

Karibia atau Hindia Barat adalah sekelompok pulau yang terdapat di Laut Karibia. Pulau-pulau ini terbentang menuju selatan dari bawah Florida ke barat laut Venezuela di Amerika Selatan. Paling tidak terdiri dari 7000 pulau, pulau kecil, karang, dan caye. Kepulauan ini dikelompokkan menjadi dua puluh lima wilayah termasuk negara merdeka, departemen luar negeri, dan daerah administratif lainnya.

Nama "India Barat" berasal dari ide Christopher Columbus yang mengira dia telah mendarat di India ketika dia sebenarnya mencapai Amerika. Karibia terdiri dari Antilles Besar dan Antilles Kecil dan bagian dari Amerika Utara.

Pada suatu saat ada negara berumur-pendek disebut Federasi Hindia Barat yang terdiri dari pulau-pulau di Karibia yang penduduknya berbahasa Inggris.